Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: non-specific chronic low back pain defined as pain or discomfort between the costal margins and inferior gluteal folds with or without pain referred to the lower limbs; persistent symptoms for at least 3 months; both sexes; age between 35 to 60 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: people with severe pathologies of the spine (tumors, inflammatory and infectious diseases), history of previous spine surgery, pregnancy; use of conventional, unconventional or alternative treatments that could potentially have an effect on the study results (physiotherapy and/or intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections during the last 3 months)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity after 12 sessions, being evaluated by the Numerical Pain Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability after 12 sessions, as assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index;Work Activities after 12 sessions, being evaluated by the Quebec Lumbar Disability Questionnaire;Functional Capacity after 12 sessions, being evaluated using the Rolland-Morris Questionnaire;Lumbar flexion and extension mobility after 12 sessions, being evaluated by goniometer;Emotional state and anxiety after 12 sessions, being evaluated through the Numerical Scale for Anxiety and Depression by the Beck Depression Inventory;Perception of treatment after 12 sessions, being evaluated by the Perception of Global Effect Assessment | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Brasil